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London-based venture capital (VC) firm Mosaic Ventures has today announced the close of its second fund, Mosaic II, at $150m (£115m) for startups across the capital and beyond.
Intending to cut cheques at series A-stage for between $3m and $7m, Mosaic Ventures has previously backed the

Fintech refers to financial technologies applied to the financial sector. Technology in finance has been around a long time but what’s new, is that lots of new players enter the pitch who are changing the rules of the game.
In the past, financial services were provided

How do you evaluate the impact of Brexit on UK fintechs? What steps should be done to protect the financial innovation sector in the UK, and to force fintech talent pool development?
Passporting (i.e. the ability of fintech companies to obtain a single authorisation to access

In the fast-moving world of FinTech, announcements are made daily about this new universe, not least the cities and countries that are trying to position themselves as FinTech hubs.
Currently, London and Singapore are probably the two territories that are scrambling to be FinTech Royalty, not

Fintech firm Saxo Bank has launched its new professional trading platform, as it attempts to increase its market share around the world.
Saxo Trader Pro, which is aimed at sophisticated individual and institutional traders, will provide a more complex platform than the trading apps and sites

Heather Williams looks at what the future holds for the UK fintech sector and highlights the challenges facing businesses in the sector.
Fintech, or financial technology, is an industry born out of technological advancements and the rapid invention and improvement of technological processes. As our payments

A common rule of business is that even in times of adversity and hardship, there’s money to be made. Although it has been widely publicised Brexit is a bad thing for fintechs in the UK, we as an industry now need to face this reality.

In 2005 Andrew Boyle left a senior position at Citigroup global markets to start a new financing business with three ex-colleagues in a serviced office in Pall Mall. Although he knew a significant amount about markets and transactions, he had no knowledge of how to establish

Government papers leaked to Buzzfeed have today revealed that the UK may be worse off no matter what Brexit deal is reached with the EU.
The papers indicate that under a comprehensive free trade agreement with the EU, the UK economy would be 5% lower over the

London's public market has welcomed a new venture capital fund to its ranks this morning, as Sure Ventures listed for £3.3m.
Sure is set to focus on companies which develop augmented reality, virtual reality, fintech and internet of things (IoT) products.
Managed by Shard Capital, which also